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Factors affecting choice for education destination: A case study of international students at Universiti Utara Malaysia

The importance of higher education services as a new source of income has intensified the effort not only by the developed nations but the developing countries alike, to offer their services to the international students. Most countries recognize that maintaining quality education is crucial as to e...

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Main Authors: Chew, Foo Chuan, Ismail, Russayani, Lim, Hock Eam
Other Authors: Mohd Sani, Mohd Azizuddin
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Language:English
Published: College of Law, Government and International Studies, Universiti Utara Malaysia. 2010
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LB2300 Higher Education
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spelling my.uum.repo.25372016-12-15T07:31:47Z http://repo.uum.edu.my/2537/ Factors affecting choice for education destination: A case study of international students at Universiti Utara Malaysia Chew, Foo Chuan Ismail, Russayani Lim, Hock Eam LB2300 Higher Education The importance of higher education services as a new source of income has intensified the effort not only by the developed nations but the developing countries alike, to offer their services to the international students. Most countries recognize that maintaining quality education is crucial as to ensure the long term competitiveness. Quality education signifies a very broad definition and it is vital for each country to correctly identify the factors that really attract international students to pursue their studies in particular places. With regard to the issue, this study attempts to identify the possible factors that may influence the decision making of international student when choosing higher education destination. In order to arrive at the result, we carry out the study by determining the factors that significantly influence the international students to recommend Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM) to their friends in their home country. The study is conducted using a sample of 300 international students. The factor analysis and a regression using the logit model are used. The finding suggests that excellent services, pleasant social environment, first class physical infrastructure and high quality of lecturers matter. College of Law, Government and International Studies, Universiti Utara Malaysia. Mohd Sani, Mohd Azizuddin Ismail, Siti Zubaidah 2010 Book Section PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://repo.uum.edu.my/2537/1/Russayani_Ismail_-_Factors_for_Affecting_Choice_for_Education.pdf Chew, Foo Chuan and Ismail, Russayani and Lim, Hock Eam (2010) Factors affecting choice for education destination: A case study of international students at Universiti Utara Malaysia. In: The Third International Conference on International Studies (ICIS 2010), 1st-2nd December 2010, Hotel Istana Kuala Lumpur. College of Law, Government and International Studies, Universiti Utara Malaysia. , Sintok, pp. 1-10. ISBN 9789832078456 http://icis.uum.edu.my/
institution Universiti Utara Malaysia
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Chew, Foo Chuan
Ismail, Russayani
Lim, Hock Eam
Factors affecting choice for education destination: A case study of international students at Universiti Utara Malaysia
description The importance of higher education services as a new source of income has intensified the effort not only by the developed nations but the developing countries alike, to offer their services to the international students. Most countries recognize that maintaining quality education is crucial as to ensure the long term competitiveness. Quality education signifies a very broad definition and it is vital for each country to correctly identify the factors that really attract international students to pursue their studies in particular places. With regard to the issue, this study attempts to identify the possible factors that may influence the decision making of international student when choosing higher education destination. In order to arrive at the result, we carry out the study by determining the factors that significantly influence the international students to recommend Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM) to their friends in their home country. The study is conducted using a sample of 300 international students. The factor analysis and a regression using the logit model are used. The finding suggests that excellent services, pleasant social environment, first class physical infrastructure and high quality of lecturers matter.
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Ismail, Russayani
Lim, Hock Eam
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Ismail, Russayani
Lim, Hock Eam
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title Factors affecting choice for education destination: A case study of international students at Universiti Utara Malaysia
title_short Factors affecting choice for education destination: A case study of international students at Universiti Utara Malaysia
title_full Factors affecting choice for education destination: A case study of international students at Universiti Utara Malaysia
title_fullStr Factors affecting choice for education destination: A case study of international students at Universiti Utara Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Factors affecting choice for education destination: A case study of international students at Universiti Utara Malaysia
title_sort factors affecting choice for education destination: a case study of international students at universiti utara malaysia
publisher College of Law, Government and International Studies, Universiti Utara Malaysia.
publishDate 2010
url http://repo.uum.edu.my/2537/1/Russayani_Ismail_-_Factors_for_Affecting_Choice_for_Education.pdf
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